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Heavy snow alerts issued in greater Seoul area, Gangwon Province; over 20 cm of snow seen in Seoul
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Seoul blanketed by heaviest Nov. snow, with more expected
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NewJeans to terminate contract with Ador
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Seoul snowfall now third heaviest on record
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Samsung shakes up management, commits to reviving chip business
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Heavy snow of up to 40 cm blankets Seoul for 2nd day
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How $70 funeral wreaths became symbol of protest in S. Korea
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Hybe consolidates chairman Bang Si-hyuk’s regime with leadership changes
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Why cynical, 'memeified' makeovers of kids' characters are so appealing
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BOK makes surprise 2nd rate cut to boost growth
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South Africa marks Freedom Day
The South African Embassy celebrated two decades of freedom and economic transformation as a non-apartheid nation at a national day reception Tuesday. Freedom Day, which falls on April 27, celebrates the first free and fair democratic election in South Africa, which elected President Nelson Mandela. “The late Nelson Mandela said, ‘If any day marked the crossing of the divide from a past of conflict and division to the possibility of peace and unity, from inequality to equality, from a history of
May 17, 2015
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German food showcased at KINTEX
German food companies participated in the Seoul Food 2015 exhibition at KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, from May 12-15, showcasing beer, coffee, meat, sweets, dairy products, soft drinks and food service equipment. Thermo Future Box, Brauerei Zoller-Hof Graf-Fleischhut, Deutsche Extrakt Kaffee, Heinrich Manten, IQ 4 YOU, Miller conSup Gesellschaft fur Import und Export, Sanotact Limited, Schneider, and Zott Dairy Asia Pacific, participated. The German food industry is Europe’s largest, with
May 17, 2015
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Canada’s Alberta to donate pavilion to Gangwon Province
Canada’s Alberta provincial government will donate a pavilion to the Alpensia ski resort in Gangwon Province to commemorate the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in 2018 and a 40-year provincial alliance. Alberta’s senior representative for the Asia-Pacific basin, Ron Hoffmann, the Canadian Ambassador Eric Walsh, managing director of the Alberta Korea Office, Gregory Baker, participated in the unveiling ceremony at the resort on Wednesday. The pavilion will use high-quality wood ― spruce, pine and fir
May 17, 2015
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Ecuador exhibits produce at food fair
The Ecuadorian Embassy and the Commercial Office of Ecuador held a gastronomic reception on Monday, showcasing the country’s signature foods. Twelve Ecuadorian companies ― Amerifoods, Cafecom, Trinyfresh, Platayuc, Congelados Ecuatorianos, Uyamafarms, Samai Snacks, ElCafe, Cereal Andino, Pacari, Salinerito and Gusto Coffee ― participated in the Seoul Food 2015 exhibition at KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, from May 12-15, showcasing shrimp, cocoa, coffee, avocados, bananas and other produce.“
May 17, 2015
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Kerry in South Korea to talk security, cyber issues
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in South Korea where he will be discussing security issues amid fresh fears of North Korean belligerence.Kerry arrived in Seoul on Sunday from Beijing and will see top South Korean officials on Monday, less than a week after South Korea's spy agency said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered his defense chief executed with an anti-aircraft gun for complaining about the young ruler. The allegation, if true, adds to concerns about the erratic nature of Kim's
May 17, 2015
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Kuwait parliament speaker hopes for speedy launch of medical program with S. Korea
Kuwait hopes for the quick launch of a medical cooperation program with South Korea, the Gulf country's parliamentary speaker said Friday, expecting that more Kuwaitis may benefit from Korea's advanced medical infrastructure under the program. The expectations from Marzouq Al-Ghanim, the speaker of Kuwait's unicameral National Assembly came as the two countries have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on healthcare cooperation during President Park Geun-hye's four-nation visit to the Mi
May 15, 2015
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S. Korea, China, Japan discuss counter-terrorism, cybersecurity
Senior diplomats from South Korea, China and Japan held three-way talks here Friday to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in counter-terrorism, cybersecurity and extremism. Choi Sung-joo, South Korea's ambassador for international security affairs, and his Chinese and Japanese counterparts, Liu Guangyuan and Tsukasa Kawada, led the one-day talks. The trilateral consultation on counter-terrorism was last held in July 2012 and Friday's talks are the latest sign of easing tensions among the t
May 15, 2015
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S. Korea, India to upgrade ties during PM Modi's visit
South Korea and India will strengthen their strategic partnership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Seoul next week, Seoul's top envoy to New Delhi said Friday. Modi is scheduled to arrive Monday on the last leg of his East Asian tour that has taken him to China and will later take him to Mongolia. His two-day visit will be aimed at strengthening the two countries' ties not only in trade and investment but across a wide range of sectors, including politics and defense, according
May 15, 2015
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Park appoints new envoy to Russia
South Korea appointed Park Ro-byug, a veteran diplomat with expertise in European affairs, as its new ambassador to Russia. The 58-year-old former envoy to Ukraine will replace Wi Sung-lac, who is set to retire after serving more than three years in Moscow. Park most recently led years-long negotiations with Washington to revise their civilian atomic energy pact as the Foreign Ministry’s ambassador for nuclear energy cooperation. The two countries clinched a deal last month to pave the way for a
May 14, 2015
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S. Korea calls for transparency in Japan's new defense policy
South Korea urged Japan Thursday to abide by the spirit of its Pacifist Constitution in implementing its new defense policy."We expect discussions on Japan's defense policy to proceed in the direction of contributing to peace and stability in the region while sticking to the spirit of the Pacifist Constitution," foreign ministry spokesman Noh Kwang-il said at a press briefing.In particular, he added, South Korea will never accept any measure related to its national interests and the security of
May 14, 2015
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FM Yun to meet UNESCO chief next week
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will meet with UNESCO chief Irina Bokova next week, a ministry spokesman said Thursday, as Japan pushes to win world heritage status for industrial facilities linked to wartime Korean slave labor.Bokova, director-general of UNESCO, is scheduled to visit South Korea next week to attend the World Education Forum in Songdo, west of Seoul, from Tuesday through Friday.Yun and Bokova will hold talks Tuesday, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Noh Kwang-il.The meeting
May 14, 2015
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S. Korea raises travel warning on parts of Nepal
South Korea raised its travel warning on parts of Nepal Thursday, warning against further earthquakes in the region.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it raised the warning by one notch in Annapurna, Langtang and Mount Everest, which are popular travel destinations among South Koreans.The new warning level advises Korean citizens to leave the affected areas. The rest of Nepal will remain under the lower warning level issued on April 27, which urges Koreans to refrain from traveling.The decisio
May 14, 2015
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Nuke energy cooperation envoy named ambassador to Russia
South Korea Thursday appointed its chief negotiator in nuclear cooperation talks with the United States as its new ambassador to Russia.President Park Geun-hye picked the veteran diplomat, Park Ro-byug, to take up the post, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The president will award credentials to the diplomat later in the day.Park Ro-byug led Seoul's years-long negotiations with Washington on their civilian nuclear energy partnerships. The two sides struck a deal last month that would
May 14, 2015
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Court rejects evidence against S. Korean accused of illegal exports to Iran
A U.S. district court has struck down evidence used in the indictment of a South Korean businessman accused of illegally selling banned items to Iran, saying the evidence was seized in violation of his right to privacy.Kim Jae-shik, head of Karham Eng. Corp. in Seoul, was indicted in March 2013 on charges that he conspired to export U.S. aircraft parts without the required export licenses to intermediaries in China and Korea and ultimately customers in Iran.The aircraft parts, known as "accelera
May 11, 2015
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EU goes to school to court Korea’s youth
The European Union Embassy kicked off its “EU Goes to Schools 2015” program, designed to promote awareness of Europe among Korean high school students, with the first lecture at the Kyungbok Business High School in western Seoul on Friday. EU Ambassador Tomasz Kozlowski and 20 other ambassadors from EU member states will visit 42 schools this year, and present European history, politics, economy and culture, as well as their career. The program started last year in collaboration with the Seoul E
May 10, 2015
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Indonesia introduces new streamlined FDI process
The Indonesia Investment Board, in collaboration with the Indonesian Embassy, held a reception last week to woo Korean investors in infrastructure, manufacturing, maritime industries and tourism, while explaining the country’s latest regulatory changes. Franky Sibarani, the chairman of the board, gave a presentation on simplified investment license processing and new opportunities at the gala dinner “New Government and New Hope: Investment Plan 2015-19” at Conrad Hotel in Seoul last Thursday.Ind
May 10, 2015
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New Canadian ambassador takes over with eye on trade ties
Canadian Ambassador Eric Walsh had prior postings likely coming into his new position as Canada’s top envoy to Korea. Before being appointed in February, Walsh was the director of East and North Asia relations in the Canadian government in Ottawa, and had been posted in Berlin, Bucharest and Geneva.As relations between Canada and Korea become increasingly intertwined through free trade, immigration and education, Walsh said he had reason to be optimistic about the future. “Things are going well
May 10, 2015
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Kazakhstan celebrates unity within diversity
Kazakhstan’s national holiday ― the Day of Unity of Kazakh People ― celebrates diverse nationalities and ethnicities that peacefully coexist in Kazakhstan. The country has more than 130 ethnic groups and nationalities ― Kazakh, Russian, Uzbek, Ukrainian, Tatar, Uyghur, German, Azeri and Belarusian ― including some 100,000 third- and fourth-generation ethnic Koreans who were deported to Central Asia from Soviet Union in the 1930s. They did not relocate based on their own will, but were driven by
May 10, 2015
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U.S. says N. Korea's alleged launch of submarine missile violates U.N. resolutions
The United States said Saturday it is a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions for North Korea to launch ballistic missiles after the communist nation claimed it successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine. "We closely monitor North Korean activities and the situation on the Korean Peninsula, especially North Korean military activities," a State Department spokesperson said. "Launches using ballistic missile technology are a clear violation of multiple U.N. Security Co
May 10, 2015
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US says 'It's receptive to nuclear talks with North Korea'
After three years of diplomatic deadlock, the Obama administration says it is open to holding preliminary talks with North Korea to probe its intentions and assess the prospects of ridding the country of nuclear weapons.A senior South Korean envoy traveled to Washington and Beijing this past week as nations involved in long-stalled aid-for-disarmament negotiations consider their diplomatic options. Tensions have eased a little on the Korean Peninsula following the completion of annual U.S.-South
May 9, 2015
